I often wonder, the what if's
I have noticed that I am being read. The stats don't tell me where from or even who, but deep down inside me, I am hoping ever so slightly that it may be my special someone from long ago. I like to think he knows who he is. But let me elaborate slightly.
I was going through a very rough part of life. I had a young baby and other children, a terrible marriage, and I was young. I needed a distraction, something to take me into a world where I could be anyone I wanted to be. I became a pirate.
At the time, it was a newish game on PC and was a world where you could sail a boat, make rum and eventually play cards. It was my escape. I played the games and hope to "upskill" so that my gaming stats will be good. I played with a close family member, and she had set up a crew. More people to mix with, and she ended up setting up a Ventrillo (a voice chat server) and so we ended up chatting with other people as we ran around with our little pirates.
I got attached to a fellow crew member, and we eventually became "King and Queen" of the flag and indeed, we ran the crew. But aside from the game, we were chatting outside of it. Needless to say, we got close, even though he had said that it must never "become real". I tried to make it unreal by acting like a "pirate" *shrug* I'd go and have a laugh with a friend and became his queen for a while. (It was never the same. I pined for my special someone.) Time went on, and my pirate moved servers (oceans), and I went looking for him again. We changed our characters and had some very good times. I loved him, but I knew he couldn't be mine. I was selfish because I didn't care. Then one day, he announced that there was going to be a mini him coming into the world. He faded away after that. He took a big piece of me with him. He would "pop up" sometimes, but I knew it was nothing when he announced that he was going to be a dad again.
I still have some mementoes that he sent me. I smile and hide the pain when I look at them.
If it is you reading this, I just want to say thank you. You made me believe, if only for a minute, but I know I won't find it again. So I don't look now, I am content with just being me.